Leica M Monochrom: best pics

One image in the pairs was distinctly darker than the other. More detail in the highlights but also the shadows were denser/blocked. So perhaps your choice of which camera took which image may have been more ‘which image do you prefer?’

I’d think a more interesting test would be to test the Monochrom against maybe something like the Pentax KIII or any other conventional digital camera with its colour image converted to black and white. Then you’d see if it was worth a) going with an exclusively black and white-sensored camera or just converting to black and white after the fact, and b) whether the final image was worth the cost of a Leica.
I think I could pick them because I know how the Monochrom metering differs from the colour M metering. I don’t really like how any of these look.

A K-3 iii has smaller and fewer pixels. A comparison with another ~60mp sensor which is also without phase detect pixels would be interesting.
 
I have always found that the mindset I need to get the best out of M10M raw files is quite different than when converting M10 colour files to monochrome. They have a completely different feel about them.
 
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